... I suppose I could do it, but I'm just not all that interested in those other engines, so it doesn't make a lot of sense for me to do it. Am I wrong about this?
Yes. As mentioned, many guys here have that interest in other stuff. It's always nice to be able to yak amongst people you
already know, rather than to keep jumping around to a different set of members every time. Also, much of the tech that involves the non-FE car is the same, so that still applies. When I formed my group (wow, has it been almost 20 years?) the primary emphasis was on FE's and 385's. However, the Charter rules allowed for Clevelands, MEL's, and Y's. The relatively small percentage of these threads was in no way distracting from the rest (keeping in mind that there were no subforums, either. All one category.)
With the degradation of sbftech.com, and the dissolution of N54 SBF, there is a hole open in the hobby. You yourself need not be involved if you don't want to. If you can resist the subliminal messages to build a 10,000 rpm 289, then good (or bad) for you. You can assign someone else to have admin over that section.
Looking at the forum index page now, I can see where the Drag Week subforums are looking dated and stale, and could probably be archived under one heading. An SBF (or "Other Ford Engines") topic would freshen the situation. Need not be anything "strange"; you are just adapting to a changing situation.
By the way, I see that there are "membership" options that you can pay for on the new FordFE forum. Blatant money grab, along with all those old "Donation" buttons. These forums hardly cost anything to run, and I think its disingenuous to solicit money from the members, when they really don't cost the owner anything...
I had a couple of phone conversations with Bob Sprowl, and this topic came up. I told him I don't have a problem with "donations" as long as it's not blatantly proffered. However, if an owner is going to accept some, he really should be active and show his "face" in that group on a regular basis, something that Anthony has failed to do from the get-go. Bob claimed that Anthony was really not interested in profiting, but... Hey, if a member wants to show support, then fine. I mean, look at FTE and similar. They are money making machines (in theory), but at least they do provide an extensive venue.
Anyway, it's your forum and your choice. Yes, somebody else could start his own, but then he's starting from scratch, and success is not guaranteed. Adding a subforum to one already going makes more sense. That's my take on the matter, Jay.
